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Greigia
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Greigia

Greigia is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile. The genus is named in honour of Major General Samuel Alexjewitsch Greig, president of the Russian Horticultural Society in 1865.

Greigias are unique among bromeliads in that they do not die after flowering. Instead, they continue to bloom every year from the same rosette.

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43 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Hardy Pineapple

speciesGreigia sphacelata

Greigia landbeckii

speciesGreigia landbeckii

Greigia pearcei

speciesGreigia pearcei

Greigia columbiana

speciesGreigia columbiana

Greigia sylvicola

speciesGreigia sylvicola

Greigia mulfordii

speciesGreigia mulfordii

Greigia stenolepis

speciesGreigia stenolepis

Greigia collina

speciesGreigia collina

Greigia danielii

speciesGreigia danielii

Greigia vanhyningii

speciesGreigia vanhyningii

Greigia vulcanica

speciesGreigia vulcanica

Greigia sanctae-martae

speciesGreigia sanctae-martae

Greigia sodiroana

speciesGreigia sodiroana

Greigia oaxacana

speciesGreigia oaxacana

Greigia macrantha

speciesGreigia macrantha

Greigia exserta

speciesGreigia exserta

Greigia kessleri

speciesGreigia kessleri

Greigia rohwederi

speciesGreigia rohwederi

Greigia racinae

speciesGreigia racinae

Greigia leymebambana

speciesGreigia leymebambana

Greigia muysca

speciesGreigia muysca

Greigia berteroi

speciesGreigia berteroi

Greigia raporum

speciesGreigia raporum

Greigia collinoides

speciesGreigia collinoides

Greigia aristeguietae

speciesGreigia aristeguietae

Greigia cochabambae

speciesGreigia cochabambae

Greigia macbrideana

speciesGreigia macbrideana

Greigia nubigena

speciesGreigia nubigena

Greigia steyermarkii

speciesGreigia steyermarkii

Greigia acebeyi

speciesGreigia acebeyi

Greigia vilcabambae

speciesGreigia vilcabambae

Greigia atrocastanea

speciesGreigia atrocastanea

Greigia membranacea

speciesGreigia membranacea

Greigia tillettii

speciesGreigia tillettii

Greigia ocellata

speciesGreigia ocellata

Greigia alborosea

speciesGreigia alborosea

Greigia antioquiensis

speciesGreigia antioquiensis

Greigia chingazaensis

speciesGreigia chingazaensis

Greigia longicaulis

speciesGreigia longicaulis

Greigia sumapazensis

speciesGreigia sumapazensis

Greigia transandina

speciesGreigia transandina

Greigia atrobrunnea

speciesGreigia atrobrunnea

Greigia marioi

speciesGreigia marioi

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 142339.